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CPI: Expected, Priced, Done
July CPI: +0.2% MoM, 2.7% YoY (unchanged from June). Core CPI: +0.3% MoM, 3.1% YoY. Key Data Points from July ...
Quiet Acceleration: VMSI Signals Measured Force Into Growth Risk
VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index (VMSI©) “Directional force is building across the tape — but not indiscriminately. ...
Kahneman Meets Newton: Behavioral Bias and Capital Physics in the August 2025 Market
Executive Summary As of August 1, 2025, the VMSI® composite score sits at 59.8, its highest level since Q1. Institutions ...
Markets Bet on Fed Cut — But Institutions Are Already Moving
August 4, 2025 | VICA Macro Strategy Note By Matthew Krumholz | Source: VICA Partners Executive Summary A sharp drop ...
What Markets Don’t See: Why Markets Discount Physics and Intelligence
By Matthew Krumholz | VICA Partners The Core Error Markets, even at their most sophisticated, remain anchored in what is ...
Quiet Confidence: VMSI Signals Institutions Are Moving First
VICA Partners | July 31, 2025, VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index (VMSI©) “Institutional positioning continued to build ...
Cyclicals Lead, Hedging Slows, VMSI Signals Institutional Confidence Growing
July 24, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index | VICA Partners’ VMSI© (Volatility & Market Sentiment ...
Housing Market: Late-Cycle Strain, Repricing Likely by 2026
Sources: National Association of REALTORS®, BLS, VMSI The U.S. housing market is showing clear late-cycle characteristics. Prices remain elevated, yet ...
Mandate Clarity Is Monetary Power
By VICA Partners | July 2025(Peer-reviewed by institutional market strategists and asset managers) The Federal Reserve’s policy efficacy is increasingly ...
Conviction Builds as Volatility Slides and Rotation Widens
VMSI Edges to 57.4 as Breadth Firms, Tactical Hedging Further Fades, July 17, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & ...
Conviction Builds as Volatility Slides and Cyclical Rotation Gains Strength
VMSI Edges to 57.0 as Breadth Expands, Hedging Costs Slide Further July 10, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & ...
SIGNAL FOR THE MANY — NOT THE FEW
The VOLATILITY & MARKET SENTIMENT INDEX (VMSI©) is VICA Partners’ freely‑available, institution‑grade lens on market risk and opportunity. It captures where capital is moving now and where ...